Top Rebel Leader Among Dead in Syria Blast

The head of a leading Syrian rebel group was killed Tuesday along with at least 12 other people. The hardline Islamist group Ahrar al-Sham confirmed on social media that Hassan Aboud died in an explosion in the northwest province of Idlib. It is not clear who was responsible for the blast, as a fractured opposition in Syria continues to fight government troops around the country. A human rights monitor said the bomb detonated as Aboud and dozens of senior commanders convened in a...

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